Red Hat Newbie - What do I really need?

[Matt Alexander]

On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Craig Smith wrote:

> What I want to set up is a graphical Linux workstation
> as I am not interested in a server at the moment.I
> want to install Mozilla, OpenOffice, and VIM. I need
> to write some C (not C++) programs for a class I will
> be taking next semester. I also need to write some
> HTML, Java, Javascript, and PERL for another class I
> am taking. Some games would be nice to breakup the
> boredom of homework.

http://mozilla.org
http://openoffice.org

> Do I need to load both Gnome and KDE or just one of
> them? I think, I like KDE better than Gnome

Nope.  Choose whichever makes you smile.

> Whih is the better way to install Red Hat
> "Workstation" or "Custom" ?

Custom.  Make sure to include the development selection so you can write
code.

> What is the difference between 7.2 and 7.3? Will
> "up2date" update my 7.2 to 7.3?

7.3 includes KDE 3.0, which you'll probably want.  I haven't used up2date
so I can't comment.

> I am a Windows 2000 user and I have a removable hard
> drive which I use for my data file. Can Red Hat read
> and write to this NTFS formated drive without screwing
> it up for Windows 2000?

Read: yes.  Write: probably not.

> Thinking about buying a book: Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible
> Unlimited Edition (With CD-ROM) by Christopher Negus

Books are good.  Feed your mind.  :-)
~M